Measuring and dispensing can



April 12, 1932. H WHITNEY v MEASURING AND DISPENSING CAN 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 27, 1931 April 5 1932- H. E. WHITNEY 1,853,481

MEASURING AND DISPENSING CAN Filed March 27, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 12, 1932 UNITED STATES ATENToFI-"ICE HORACE E. WHITNEY, E CAMBR D E, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR o DOVER STAMP- ING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, A COR- ]?ORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS MEASUEIITG AND DISPENSING CAN Application filed March 27, 1931. Serial No. 525,571.

The invention relates to an improvement in measuring and dispensing cans essentlally of the type for dispensing oil.

The object of the invention is to provide a dust-proof can, and one from which the oil will not spill. as it. is In attaining these objects it is my .further object to provide a can having a hinged cover permanently secured to the can and automatically retained in a closed position, and which on opening for the purpose of filling the can may be moved into a convenient out-of-theway position where it will not add to the bulk of the can, andmay conveniently be retained in such'position; also, to provide a convenient means for opening the cover.

The invention can best be seen and understood by reference to the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of the can partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section.

Fig. 2is a side elevation of-the top portion of the can.

Fig. 3 is a plan ofthe top of the can.

Fig. 4 shows the can mainly in verticalsec tion and fitted with mechanism for opening the cover which is shown open.

Fig. 5 is like Fig.4 except that the cover is closed, and

Fig. 6 is a plan of the can as shown in Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings j 1 represents the body of the can and 2 its handle.

Upstanding from the front half ofthe top of the can is a rounding hood 3 from which projects a funnel 4. The hood presents a rear edge 5 and that portion; of the hood bounded by this edge has preferably a slight forward inclination. Upstanding from the rear half of the top of the can is a rim 6 which connects not only with the top of the can body but with the hood at either side thereof. 7 represents the top edge of the rim and the rim is preferably made somewhat deeper at the back than at the front where it joins the hood so that its top edge 7 will have a slight downward and forward incl nation.

" The back of the hood, or that portion poured from the canbounded by its rear edge 5, is closed bya plate 9 down to the point where the rim 6 connects with the hood. The bottom edge of this plate is provided with hinge members 10retaining ahinge-pin or pintle 11 lying in the juncture between the rear edge 5-of the hood and the top edge 7 of therim. Turningupon this hinge-pin is a cover 12 fitting over the rim with closure against the top edge 7 thereof. The cover is secured to the hinge-pin by hinge members 18 onithe fore edge of the cover. The cover is preferably provided with a flanged edge 14.

' The cover is automatically held in a normally closed position by means of a coiled spring 15 arranged uponthe hinge-pin with one end 16 of the spring bearing against the cover and the other end 17 of the spring hearing against the plate 9 on the hood.

On opening the cover it will open into a position adjacent the rear end of the hood lying substantially parallel with the plate 9. There the cover may be retained against the tension of the spring 15 by means of a spring clip 18 on the topof the hood. This clip is preferably so made that it will become tensioned in an,amount sufficient for to engage and hold the cover in an open position on moving the cover to such position, and'the retention of the cover by the clip is facilitated by the flanged edge 14 on the cover. Thus constructed a 4 substantially dustproof can is obtained. Oil will not spill when poured from the can'even though-the can be so carelessly held thatthe oil will fill the entire top of the can for whe'n'the oil is poured fromthe can the cover provides a bearing for the thumb of the pourer and consequently the cover will be held tightly closed even though the tension of the spring 15 be insufficient to maintain such closure. Accordinglyoil will not escape from beneath the cover or crevices at the point of the hinge connectionbetween the cover and the late 8 for the reason that air entering the. odyl of the can through these crevices will prevent it, and oil will only escape through the funnel. j

When open the cover will have been moved where it canconvenientlybe held in such positioneither manually by one grasping the hood and cover, or automatically by means of the s rin C11") as eX lained above.

' further advantage of the construction isobtained by reason of the'factthat the entire top structure is reinforced and this especially by the plate 9 on the rear of the hood,

thereby enabling the can to withstand much rough usage. f .7 p

In Fig. 4 the can is shown provided with mechanism by which the cover ,of'the can may be opened and held in an open position. To this end the handle 2,of the can has arrangedwithin it a movable finger grip 2O inthe form of a lever. This grip is pivoted at its lower end at the point 21 to the bottom bar 22 of the handle so that the grip may be movable forward and back subsantially within the plane of the handle- The upper end of the grip is disposed-to lie within the top "bar 23 of the handle acting as a guide therefor as the grip is moved forward and back as. aforesaid Connected to the upperv end of the grip or lever is a link 24 which extends forward to flexibly connect with the end of a link 25 fastened tothe under side of the cover with projection forward beyond thegfront edge of the cover and beyond the pivotal connection between the cover and the plate 9. WVith the mechanism thus provided the cover may be opened by one grasping the handle and grip 20 simply byfdrawing back the grip whereupon the cover will be moved to an 'open position with bearing against the rear side of the hood acting as a stoptherefor substantially'as shown in Fig. 4. For holding the grip inja normal forward projected position and'for assisting also in holding the cover closed the fill'. gergrip is provided with a spring 26 attached to it andcurved' to have bearingagainst the interior side of the handle.

Having thus fully described my invention,

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1 1. A can of the type specified comprising the body of the can, a hood with funnel pro-, j ection upstandingfrom the top front of the can body, a top rim to the can body lying back of said hood, a plate closing the back of said hood downward to the point of the top of said rim, a cover to the can body closing against said rim, and means for hinging-the cover to said plate. r 1

2. A can of the type specified comprising the body of the can, a hood with funnel proj ection upstanding from the top front of the 7 of said rim, a cover to the can body closing against said rim, means for hinging the cover to said plate, and means for holding the cover in a normally closed position.

3.,A can of the'typespecified comprising the body of the can, a hood with funnel proj ection upstanding from the top front of the can body, a top rim to the can body lying back of said hood, a plateclosing the back of-said' hood downward to the point of the top of said rim, a cover to the can body closing against said rim, meansfor hinging the cover to said plate including a'hinge-pin lying at the juncture between the forward end of the cover and they bottom of said plate, and a spring arranged-upon said hinge-pin with endbearing, respectively, against said 7 cover "and said" plate. 3 I v 4. A can of the type? specified v comprising the body of the can, ahood with funnel projection upstanding from the top front of the can body, a top rim to the can .body lying back of said hood, a plate closing the back of said hood downward to the point of the top of said rim, a cover to the can body closing against said rim, means for hinging the 5. A can of thetype specifiedcomprising the body of the can having a handle, a hood with funnel projection kextending from the top front of the can body, a top rim to the can body lying backof said hood, a;plate closing the back of said hood downward to the point of the top ofsaid rim,- a cover to the can body closing against said rim, means for hingingthe coyer to said plate, a movable finger grip arranged within said handle operable byone grasping theghan'dle, "and means connecting said grip and said. cover whereby said cover maybe opened on moving said grip. f

6. A can of the type specifiedcomprising the body-ofthe can having ahandle, a hood with funnel projection extending from the top front of the can body, a top rim to the can body lying back of said hood, a plate closing the back of said. hood downward to the point of the top of. said rim, a cover to the can body closing against said rim, means for hinging the cover to saidplate, a movable finger grip arranged within said handle operable by one grasping the handle, means connecting said grip and said cover whereby said cover may be opened onmoving said grip, and means for holding the cover; normally closed. 1 1

7. A canof the type specified comprising the body of the, can having a handle, a fixture on the top front of the can body, a cover arranged back of saidfixtureand hinged cover to said plate; whereby'when open it will occupy aposition adjacent said plate, ten-.

thereto, a movable grip arranged within said handle and operable by one grasping the handle, a flexible connection between said grip and cover including a member fixed to the under side of said cover with extension forward beyond the hinge of the cover,and means for holding the cover normally closed.

8. A can of the type specified comprising the body of the can having a handle, a fixture on the top front of the can body, a cover arranged back of said fixture and hinged thereto, a lever arranged within said handle and operable by one grasping the handle, means for pivotally supporting the lower end of the lever, a guide for the top end of the lever, means for connecting the top end of the lever with said cover including a member fixed to said cover on the under side thereof with projection forward beyond the hinge of the cover, and means for holding the cover normally closed. HORACE E. WHITNEY. 

